It can be hard to see ourselves.

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To truly look in the mirror and see howe really are.

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Few can do it on their own.

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And the experience might not be so pleasant.

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For we all tend to think of ourselves as better than we really are.

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More humble, more kind, more compassionate.

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When our actions are reflected back to us by others, sometimes that image is broken.

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We can see that we were not as kind as we thought.

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Or as humble.

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Yet to come to that place of truly being present to how we really are is a huge accomplishment.

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Many people go through their whole life without ever coming face to face to how they show up in the world.

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It can feel devastating to see ourselves clearly.

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To see all our flaws and weaknesses.

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As if the rug was pulled out from underneath us, and we have no where to go.

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Many of us have experienced having our external beliefs crumble.

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Having our internal beliefs crumble is a completely different matter.

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For when our external beliefs fall apart we can rebuild them through new expeirences.

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When our internal beliefs about ourselves fall apart, it is as if our soul is being ripped from us.

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We don't knwo who we are anymore.

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Our view of ourselves is shaken to the core and we can't find our center.

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It is a very hard place to be.

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Yet it is possible to rebuild ourselves.

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To recreate our identity and our beliefs around who we want to be, not who we are.

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Humbling ourselves to the truth of how we have been fooling ourselves.

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Then deciding not to fool ourselves anymore.

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Being more truthful to ourselves and others.

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Building our sense of self back from the ground up.

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Recreating our internal world from a more authentic place.

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From a place of truth instead of illusion.

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Bringing the reality of who we really are forward to becoming a new human.

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Recognizing all our faults and flaws.

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And showing even more compassion to ourselves.

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Maybe then we can show up with real humility.

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With real kindness.

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Creating a new version of ourselves from the ashes of the old.

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When was the last time you took a cold hard look at yourself in the mirror?

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Can you do it now with compassion?

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~ Sam Liebowitz, The Conscious Consultant

Host of The Conscious Consultant Hour